Detachable cover for upholstered furniture.



No. 659,251. Patented Oct. 9, I900. F. NERAD. BETACHABLE COVER FORUPHOLST' ERED FURNITURE.

(Application 1ed\'I'a.n. 6,1900.)

(No Model.)

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

Q5 FRANK NERAD, or CHICAGQILLINOIS.

DETACHABLE COVER FOR-UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 659,251, dated October9, 1900.

11 Application filed 1T anuary 6 1900. serial No. 600. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK N ERAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Detachable Cover for Upholstered Furniture,of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to couches or lounges, and has for its object toprovide a new and improved upholstered cover or cushion for sucharticles.

With this object in view my invention consists in the improvedconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings forming part of this speci-' fication, Figure 1 is aview in perspective of a couch provided with a detachable cushion orcover constructed and secured in place on the couch in accordance withmy invention, part of the skirt or flap of the cover being broken andturned back to expose the ordi-i narily-concealed membersof thefastening, which are secured under said flap, and the foot end of theremovable cover or cushion being lifted up to better illustrate itsremovability and means of attachment to the frame. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view illustrating part of the woodwork or frame of the couchwith one member of the fastener secured therein, the flap with the othermember ready to be secured. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective Viewillustrating the flap member of the fastener detached. Fig. 4 is asimilar view illustrating the frame member detached. Fig. 5 is atransverse section on the dotted lines 5 5 of Fig. 1. Figs. 6, 7, and 8show modified forms of fastener G.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they appear inthe several figures ofthe drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A indicates the frame of a couchor lounge of any ordinary construction, and B the detachable cover orcushion, the latter being provided with a flap or curtain 0, dependingfrom its edges, said flap consisting of an extension of the materialforming the upper face of the cushion-such as tapestry, velours,corduroy, &c.strengthened or not, as desired, bya lining of canvas orlike material forming an extension of the bottom of the cushion orcover, as at I.

. E indicates the usual metallic springs, which are properly tied orconnected to each other and to the frame by strings or wire and which inthe use of my invention may or may not be covered with burlaps or othersimilar material tacked to the frame, such covering being unnecessarywhen the springs are closely and carefully tied or connected.

As before stated, D indicates the bottom of my detachable cover orcushion, upon which the hair or other stuffing material F is properlydistributed or spread, and B the top covering, secured at the lowerouter edges of the cushion to the bottom D, the cushion proper being ofthe correct size to fit the particular size and shape of couch to whichit is to be applied. G indicates one member of the fastenings secured tothe frame A by means of a point or nail H and having a flange I toprevent it, being driven in too far. J indicates the other member of thefastener, which consists of a disk formed with a socket to receive thehead of member G.

The frame having been supplied with springs in the usual manner and withmembers G of the fasteners and the cushion bei'ng duly prepared, asbefore described, the latter is placed upon the frame, resting on thesprings, and secured in position by attaching members G upon members Jof the fasteners, and inasmuch as members J are secured under flap G,and thus concealed, the finished couch will present no view of fastenerswhatever.

The advantages attending the use of my invention are numerous and may bepartially enumerated as follows: By its ready detachability it provideseasy access to its under side for purposes of repair, such as replacingbuttons when the cushion is tufted. When springs become loose, bent, orbroken, all that is necessary is to remove the cushion and make repairs,which can be done. Either the cushion or the couch may be thoroughlydusted and the cushion often hung out in the air to prevent the damageincurred by the presence of moths. If the cushion or its covering wearsout, it may be removed and sent to the upholsterers to be re-covered orits measure sent for a new cushion. In these instances and many otherswhich might be recited the usual necessity of sending the Whole couch tothe upholsterers and the expensive work of removing and replacing thecushion as ordinarily tacked to the frame are entirely avoided and muchunnecessary expense saved.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a couch or lounge, the combination with the usual frame and metalsprings suitably secured to the frame and to each other, of headed pinssecured around the frame, a cover or cushion consisting of stuffingmaterial and top and bottom fabrics, said fabrics being extended to forma skirt or flap, and plates secured to and concealed in said flap FRANKNERAD.

Witnesses:

AUGUST FELEK, JOSEPH SIKYTA.

